Table 2 Demographic data, tumor location, patients’ comorbidities – EC (Elettrocautery); HS (Harmonic Scalpel); SM (LigaSure); TB (ThunderBeat); UEQ (Upper-External Quarter); UIQ (Upper-Internal Quarter); LEQ (Lower-External Quarter); LIQ (Lower-Internal Quarter)
EC | HS | LS | TB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients, n. | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Age – median [range], yrs | 52 [33–70] | 49 [35–73] | 45 [27–61] | 54 [37–68] |
Laterality – right breast, n. (%) | 15 (61%) | 18 (72%) | 11 (44%) | 14 (56%) |
Tumor location – UEQ, n. (%) | 13 (52%) | 14 (56%) | 15 (60%) | 11 (44%) |
Tumor location – UIQ, n. (%) | 6 (24%) | 5 (20%) | 6 (24%) | 7 (28%) |
Tumor location – LEQ, n. (%) | 4 (16%) | 4 (16%) | 4 (16%) | 3 (12%) |
Tumor location – LIQ, n. (%) | 2 (8%) | 2 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (16%) |
Body mass index - median [range], Kg/m2 | 27,1 [19–35] | 26 [20,5–34] | 24,5 [18,6-30,2] | 26,8 [22–31,5] |
Comorbidities – hypertension, n. (%) | 5 (20%) | 6 (24%) | 4 (16%) | 5 (20%) |
Comorbidities – Diabetes, n. (%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) |